December 16, 2024

“You Will Have Joy!”

Blessings folk!

The angel appeared to Zechariah and spoke to him.

• do not be afraid
• your prayer has been heard
• you and Elizabeth will have a son
• name him John

There is much more…

Luke 1:13-15
But the angel said to him,
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
for your prayer has been heard,
and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you shall call his name John.

And you will have joy and gladness,
and many will rejoice at his birth,

for he will be great before the Lord.
And he must not drink wine or strong drink,
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother’s womb.
ESV

The next word of the angel is interesting.

“You will have joy and gladness”.
No “if, and or but” about it.
They would have joy.
They would have gladness.
Many would rejoice at the birth of the son.

Why?

Because he will be great before the Lord.

Then the angel gave some instruction as to the raising of the son.

• he must not drink wine
• he must not drink strong drink

Then this nugget.

“He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb”
Wow.
That messes with a bunch of folks theology. :)

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